Users Guide

Updating Firmware

You can update firmware for the following:

• CMC - active and standby

• iKVM

• IOMs

You can update firmware for the following server components:

• iDRAC - iDRACs earlier than iDRAC6 must be updated using the recovery interface. iDRAC6 firmware can also be updated with

the recovery interface, but is deprecated for iDRAC6 and future versions.

• BIOS

• Unified Server Configurator

• 32-Bit Diagnostics

• OS-Drivers Pack

• Network Interface Controllers

• RAID Controllers

Related links

Downloading CMC Firmware

Viewing Currently Installed Firmware Versions

Updating CMC Firmware

Updating iKVM Firmware

Updating Server Component Firmware

Recovering iDRAC Firmware Using CMC

Updating IOM Infrastructure Device Firmware

Downloading CMC Firmware

Before beginning the firmware update, download the latest firmware version from support.dell.com, and save it to your local

system.

The following software components are included with the CMC firmware package:

• Compiled CMC firmware code and data

• Web interface, JPEG, and other user interface data files

• Default configuration files

Alternatively, use the Dell Repository Manager (DRM) to check for the latest available firmware updates. The Dell Repository

Manager (DRM) ensures that the Dell systems are up-to-date with the latest BIOS, driver, firmware, and software. You can search

for the latest updates available from the Support site (support.dell.com) for supported platforms based on Brand and Model or a

Service Tag. You can download the updates or build a repository from the search results. For more information on using the DRM to

search for latest firmware updates, see Using Dell Repository Manager to Search for the Latest Updates on the Dell Support Site on

the Dell Tech Center. For information on saving the inventory file that DRM uses as input to create the repositories, see Saving

Chassis Inventory Report Using CMC Web Interface Saving Chassis Inventory Report Using CMC Web Interface. It is recommended

to update the firmware for a M1000e chassis in the following order:

• Blade components firmware